Lady Gaga has filed the necessary paperwork to produce wine, wine coolers, wine punches, and wine cocktails under the brand name Grigio Girls. The name Grigio Girls is a tribute to one of her best friends, Sonja, and the name of a Gaga song dedicated to the same friend.

The RA(C)my Cointreau Group will expand its portfolio further into the fast-growing high-end single malt whiskey category with the acquisition of award-winning American craft single malt whiskey producer Westland Distillery.

Leading beverage alcohol company Constellation Brands has announced their acquisition of Utah-based High West Distillery. The acquisition includes all of High West's operations and its portfolio of award-winning and high-end American straight whiskeys.

New Belgium Brewinga s flagship Fat Tire Amber Ale is flowing from their Asheville brewery, and heading toward draft lines and cold boxes across the eastern United States. With production ramping up over the next few years, the Asheville brewery gives the countrya s fourth-largest craft brewer 1.5 million barrels of total capacity.

Chef Chris Santos and TAO Group will debut the second location of New York City pawn shop, restaurant and lounge Beauty & Essex at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas this May. Rockwell Group designed the space, which spans 10,000 square feet.